Hisa Hayashida Matsudaira was six years old, in kindergarten, when her family was evacuated. She is the second oldest of five children. Her father was…

Brooks Andrews is the son of Reverend Emery Andrews of the Seattle Japanese Baptist Church. At the time of World War II, Brooks was four…

Eiko Suyematsu Shibayama was 13 years old on March 30, 1942; the day the Bainbridge Island Japanese were evacuated. She is the youngest of six…

Iku Amatatsu Watanabe was 18 years old on March 30, 1942; the day the Bainbridge Island Japanese were evacuated. She is the youngest of four…

Frank Kitamoto was two years old when his family was evacuated and he was five years old when they returned to Bainbridge Island. Before evacuation,…

Earl Hanson grew up on Bainbridge Island. He is a member of the Bainbridge Island High School Class of 1941, a very close-knit class that…